Dexter, Battlestar Galactica, Death Note. Why the anime hate?

Since Battlestar Galactica is taking forever to finish up -- I watched the first 2 seasons in about 2 weeks, followed the show for the first 10 episodes of season 3, and am now waiting with baited breath for the second half of the final season to release. Its been nothing short of agony, given how quickly I watched season 1 and season 2.



I never thought there'd be another TV show i'd like more.  Sure, I enjoy the hell out of Law and Order, Star Trek and Blues Clues,  but BSG struck my nerdbone a little harder than the rest.  Long story short, I coudn't just AFK in Tor Anroc (now Shattrath again) more, and I certainly couldn't go outside, so I started up another show: Dexter.

Before I get started on Dexter, I'd like to mention that i've been a fan of anime for a while now too.  Not some hardcore Gibthesix, but i managed to sit through my fair share of naruto, bleach, claymore, trigun, cowboy bebop, and a few others -- my favorite probably being Death Note.



I really got into it when I got started on it, and binged much like I did with BSG -- and of course, since the show wasn't finished yet, I ran into a brick wall of released episodes and, unfortunately, I haven't gotten back to it yet (I stopped around episode 40, maybe?)

Anyways, I've seen enough of this show, that when i started watching Dexter,



I was literally PUMMELED with parallels between the two shows from vastly different genres.  If you enjoy the hell out of Dexter like me (I'm about halfway through Season 2, bingeing, of course)  You really should watch Death Note.

Stop right there:

How many of you just fell out of your command centers screaming I DON'T NEED NO NERD ANIME!  Why did you do it?  This anti-anime stigma throws me off a bit, since i enjoy both.  Before I get into that, I'd like to outline just a few of the parallels between the shows:

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*  The Main Character of both shows is a serial killer
*  Both serial killers have their version of a "supercop" hunting them
*  Both serial killers are extremely intelligent
*  Both serial killers have secret, unbreakable codes they must follow
*  Both serial killers (at least began) with the intention of only killing criminals, for their various reasons
*  Both serial killers are active in the police department
*  Both serial killers end up participating in the investigation to find themselves
*  Both serial killers practice media manipulation
*  Both serial killers meet a second, similar serial killer
*  Both serial killers have a girlfriend, with only the intention of using them
*  Both serial killers have a guide / teacher, and neither guide / teacher is 100% helpful for their various reasons
*  Both serial killers actively modify and manipulate police files
*  Both serial killers have been under video and human surveillance for durations in their respective shows
*  Both cereal killers  make reckless use of innocent lives to maintain secrecy, showing that secrecy is more important to them than strictly following their code

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Anyways,
Thats just a few of them, if you've watched both shows i'm sure you've noticed how strikingly similar they are.  More people (a Lot more people) are going to watch and enjoy Dexter, though;  And thats a pity.  If you enjoy Dexter, you are most certainly guaranteed to enjoy Death Note (and vice versa) -- theres less tits in Death Note, but lets be serious, just pop in 5 minutes of your paris hilton sex tape once you're done with an episode and it will even out.

Conclusion:

Its a shame that really good anime's are frowned upon by the general public, while they watch (and enjoy) shows with extremely similar themes.  I guess what i'm saying is, next time you glance at something and dismiss it, give it another look.  You might find you're holding a ****ty canadian quarter and not a good ol' george washington, and now you're 25c short for that diet pepsi.